I have a south Indian ridge gourd gravy for rice, but this one is totally different from that. This is ridge gourd gravy for chapati or rice but north Indian recipe. The recipe was shared by my friend Sangeeta, it is so very simple recipe wise. Simple ingredients. I loved this with roti a lot today. I will sure make this often just for myself as I have no idea how much Aj and Vj would love this. Only work in this is to peel off the skin and chop. You can do this ahead and the sabji will be ready easily. In Singapore wet markets, I have seen them selling peeled ridge gourd, you can try that too, if you live here.
Ridge gourd sabji recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Lunch/ Dinner side dish
Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook time: 20 mins | Serves: 3
Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook time: 20 mins | Serves: 3
Ingredients
Ridge gourd - 2
Onion - 2
Tomato - 2, large
Red chilli powder - 1 & ½ tsp
Garam masala powder - ¾ tsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Kasoori methi - A generous pinch
Salt - As needed
Coriander leaves, chopped - 3 tblsp
Oil - 2 tblsp
Onion - 2
Tomato - 2, large
Red chilli powder - 1 & ½ tsp
Garam masala powder - ¾ tsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Kasoori methi - A generous pinch
Salt - As needed
Coriander leaves, chopped - 3 tblsp
Oil - 2 tblsp
Method
- Peel off the skin of the ridge gourd and chop into small pieces.
- Puree the tomato and keep aside. Chop onion finely as well.
- In a kadai, add oil, fry onion till golden in colour.
- Add pureed tomato, red chilli powder, turmeric, salt, kasoori methi and fry in medium flame, until oil separates. Cover while frying as it might splutter. Say 4- 5 minutes.
- Add chopped ridge gourd. Mix well.
- Cook covered for 6 minutes in medium flame in between mixing once.
- Add garam masala powder and ½ cup water. Cook for further 8 minutes or until the vegetable gets cooked soft and blends well with the masala. Garnish with the coriander leaves.
Notes
- I used 2 long ridge gourds for this.
- The consistency is in slightly gravy side. Ridge gourd leaves water by itself, so ½ cup water is enough.
- After adding water, you can cook covered for half the time and later simmer open.
- Add red chilli powder as mentioned and Salt the gravy properly as ridge gourd is bland in taste.
Goes well with roti or rice – my friend told it goes well with yellow rice (Dal and rice cooked along with turmeric)
Divs
love this simple and healthy sabji..would taste heavenly with some ghee smeared roti!
Veena Theagarajan
Simple and healthy subji ..
Hema Krishnamohan
I regularly try your recipes, from day to day menu to diwali bakshanams. This one is popular in Andhra. I prepared this yesterday. A variation is to add half cup soaked chena dal while cooking the ridgegourd. The ridgegourd tastes well if done only with fresh made cumin powder and chilli powder, another Telugu special curry.
Farin Ahmed
Easy sabji!!! Yeah it goes well with rotis..
Sudha S
I do it almost the same way with channa dal...tastes heavenly with rotis...
Deepa Basavaraj
Good one !!
Check out the recipe of ridge gourd peel which is healthy and tasty 🙂
http://www.itsfuncooking.com/recipes/raw-tomato-chutney
Nivedhanams Sowmya
gravy looks awesome!!! bookmarking it....
bhuvanamukund
will it be good to make with ashgourd instead of ridgegourd?
Raks anand
Not sure.
priyanka vanga
super....
Ranjani Raj
The texture itself attracts me more.. north indian gravies are always a hit combo with flat breads..
Meera Jayakrishnan
simple n very tasty...thanks raks...
Meera Jayakrishnan
i regularly try ur recipes...this one is simple n very tasty..thanks raks..
Shivani Gothi
Tried this today. AMAZING RECIPE
Unknown
is it not bottle gourd? ridge gourd means "peerkangai" know? correct me if wrong anyway nice dish
Raks Kitchen
It is peerkangai 🙂 Not bottle gourd.